73 FR 134 pgs. 40011-40012 - Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 134Pages: 40011 - 40012
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-15550 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for Meadows Field Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq . (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and 14 CFR Part 150 by County of Kern, California. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Meadows Field Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective January 16, 2008, 73 FR 9401. The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before December 19, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the noise compatibility program is June 23, 2008. The public comment period ends August 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victor Globa, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: 310-725-3637. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice announces that the FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Meadows Field Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before December 19, 2008. This notice also announces the availability of this program for public review and comment.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes to reduce existing non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for Meadows Field Airport, effective on June 23, 2008. The airport operator has requested that the FAA review this material and that the noise mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be approved as a noise compatibility program under section 47504 of the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it conforms to FAR Part 150 requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility programs, but that further review will be necessary prior to approval or disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before December 19, 2008.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 150.33. The primary considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether they are reasonably consistent with obtaining the goal of reducing existing non-compatible land uses and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program with specific reference to these factors. AD comments relating to these factors, other than those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise exposure maps and the proposed noise compatibility program are available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Planning and Environmental Division, APP-400,800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621, Washington, DC 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, Airports Division, Room 3012,15000 Aviation Boulevard,Hawthorne, California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3000,Hawthorne, California 90261.
Mr. Jack Gotcher, Meadows Field Airport, 3701 Wings Way, Suite 300, Bakersfield, California 93308.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .
Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 23, 2008.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager,Airports Division,AWP-600,Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E8-15550 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
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